About

  • Secretariat: UNE
    Committee Manager:
    Mr Steffen Jenkel
  • Chairperson (until end 2021):
    Mrs Nieves Peinado
    Vice chairperson (until end 2020):
    Mr Gildo M. Santos
  • ISO Technical Programme Manager [TPM]:
    Dr Anna Caterina Rossi
    ISO Editorial Programme Manager [EPM]:
    Mrs Yvonne Chen
  • Creation date: 2001

Scope

Standardization of accessibility in the built environment to ensure usability for the widest range of people

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Sustainable Development Goals

This committee contributes with 2 standards to the following Sustainable Development Goals:

10
Reduced Inequalities
11
Sustainable Cities and Communities
1

published ISO standard *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC 16

1

ISO standard under development *

under the direct responsibility of ISO/TC 59/SC 16

26

Participating members

18

Observing members

* number includes updates

Reference Title Type
ISO/TC 59/SC 16/WG 1 Accessibility and usability of the built environment Working group

Liaison Committees to ISO/TC 59/SC 16

The committees below can access the documents of ISO/TC 59/SC 16:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 145/SC 1 Public information symbols ISO
ISO/TC 173 Assistive products ISO
ISO/TC 173/SC 7 Assistive products for persons with impaired sensory functions ISO
ISO/TC 178 Lifts, escalators and moving walks ISO
ISO/TC 205 Building environment design ISO
ISO/TC 219 Floor coverings ISO

 

Liaison Committees from ISO/TC 59/SC 16

ISO/TC 59/SC 16 can access the documents of the committees below:

Reference Title ISO/IEC
ISO/TC 92/SC 4 Fire safety engineering ISO
ISO/TC 145 Graphical symbols ISO
ISO/TC 145/SC 1 Public information symbols ISO
ISO/TC 145/SC 2 Safety identification, signs, shapes, symbols and colours ISO
ISO/TC 159/SC 5 Ergonomics of the physical environment ISO
ISO/TC 173 Assistive products ISO
ISO/TC 178 Lifts, escalators and moving walks ISO
ISO/TC 228 Tourism and related services ISO

 

Organizations in liaison (Category A and B)

Acronym Title Category
ANEC European Association for the Co-ordination of Consumer Representation in Standardization A
CIB International Council for Research and Innovation in Building and Construction A
RI Rehabilitation International A
UIA International Union of Architects A

ISO/TC 59/SC 16 - Secretariat

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Secretariat direct:

Mr Steffen Jenkel